7more Business Applications
7more Business Applications
7more Business Applications
Application
Lesson Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to
apply fraction, decimals and percent in solving business
problems and real-life situations.
1. Lilia owns three parcels of land of 12 1/5, 8 2/3, 15 ¾ hectares.
If she sells a total of 18 ½ hectares, how many hectares will be
left?
1 2 3 1
Solution: 12 + 8 + 15 - 18
5 3 4 2
1 2 3 1
= ( 12 + 8 + 15 ) + + + - 18
5 3 4 2
12 + 40 + 45 1
= 35 - 18
60 2
Continuation. ..
97 1 37 30
= 35 + - 18 = 35 + 1 - 18
60 2 60 60
37 1 37 30
= 36 + - 18 = ( 36 - 18 ) + -
60 2 60 60
7 7
= 18 + = 18 hectares
60 60
2. Juanita sells different types of cloth. She cuts a bolt of cloth
containing 100 yards into single-pant cut of 1 ¼ yard each.
4 32
8 x = Stool/ day
5 5
32
Stool/ day x 5 days/ week
5
= 32 stools/week
4. Dr. Rolando Lopez Bought a dentist’s chair for P50, 000.00. He paid 3/5 of this
amount as down payment. His mother gave him ¼ of the down payment.
20 3 17
= - =
20 20 20